Caracas vs Managua - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Caracas	Managua
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1075	$738
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2746	$1935
🏠 One person rent	$384	$273
🏘️ Family rent	$767	$566
🍽️ Food expenses	$421	$325
🚐 Transport expenses	$154	$43.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$231	$416
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	53	33
😀 Quality of life	46	43
🏙️ Population	2.25M	937K

The cost of living in Caracas is 46% more expensive than in Managua. Cities ranked 4987th and 6728th ($1075 vs $738) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Venezuela and Nicaragua, respectively. Check Venezuela vs Nicaragua comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Caracas compared to 0.6 months in Managua. Caracas ranked 1st best city to live in Venezuela vs Managua ranked 1st in Nicaragua, while ranked 6530th and 6714th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Caracas vs Managua

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	Caracas	Managua
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.4	$4.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.6	$29.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.29	$7.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.54	$1.3
☕ Cappuccino	$3.39	$2.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.5	$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$427	$232
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$310	$169
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$849	$435
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$670	$449
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$16.7	$54.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$26	$83.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.4	$36.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.79%	11.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$879	$1162
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$839	$441
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.9	$5.96
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.7	$5.98
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.01	$2.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3	$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.28	$8.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.09	$6.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.68	$7.86
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.44	$4.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$0.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$1.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$2.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$3.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$2.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.38	$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.32	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.49	$1.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.46	$2.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.15	$5.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.57	$4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.08	$2.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.91	$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$84.2	$36.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.84	$7.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.2	$21
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.4	$3.84
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.3	$76.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$132	$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5488	$5713

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Cities near Caracas

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	La Guaira	$938
12 km or 7.3 mi	Maiquetia	$919
16 km or 9.7 mi	Catia La Mar	$974
21 km or 13 mi	Los Teques	$960
30 km or 18 mi	Charallave	$904
37 km or 23 mi	Cua	$910
40 km or 25 mi	Santa Lucia	$892
43 km or 27 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$939
43 km or 27 mi	Guatire	$917
43 km or 27 mi	Guarenas	$918
46 km or 29 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$901
53 km or 33 mi	La Victoria	$858
67 km or 41 mi	Turmero	$857
67 km or 41 mi	Cagua	$818
75 km or 47 mi	Santa Rita	$780
78 km or 48 mi	Maracay	$817
78 km or 49 mi	Palo Negro	$775
80 km or 50 mi	El Limon	$745
82 km or 51 mi	San Juan de los Morros	$807
93 km or 58 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$847
108 km or 67 mi	Guacara	$795
115 km or 71 mi	Los Guayos	$728
119 km or 74 mi	Puerto Cabello	$781
122 km or 76 mi	Valencia	$769
135 km or 84 mi	Tocuyito	$724
163 km or 101 mi	Tinaquillo	$738
176 km or 109 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$782
184 km or 114 mi	Calabozo	$845
199 km or 124 mi	San Felipe	$739
204 km or 127 mi	San Carlos	$776
219 km or 136 mi	Zaraza	$804
235 km or 146 mi	Kralendijk	$1962
245 km or 152 mi	Yaritagua	$685
247 km or 154 mi	Lecheria	$837
249 km or 155 mi	Barcelona	$858
255 km or 159 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$791
260 km or 162 mi	Cabudare	$666
268 km or 167 mi	Barquisimeto	$722
270 km or 167 mi	Acarigua	$723
271 km or 168 mi	Araure	$723

Cities near Managua

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Masaya	$710
42 km or 26 mi	Granada	$701
74 km or 46 mi	Leon	$632
93 km or 58 mi	Matagalpa	$624
95 km or 59 mi	Juigalpa	$666
104 km or 65 mi	Esteli	$598
108 km or 67 mi	Chinandega	$638
108 km or 67 mi	Jinotega	$455
109 km or 68 mi	San Juan del Sur	$839
192 km or 119 mi	Liberia	$932
211 km or 131 mi	Tamarindo	$1710
239 km or 148 mi	Tegucigalpa	$863
255 km or 159 mi	San Miguel	$1088
272 km or 169 mi	Usulutan	$1083
288 km or 179 mi	Puntarenas	$801
297 km or 185 mi	Comayagua	$753
303 km or 188 mi	Santa Teresa	$1213
326 km or 203 mi	Alajuela	$1269
335 km or 208 mi	Heredia	$1296
343 km or 213 mi	San Jose	$1324
345 km or 214 mi	Yoro	$755
361 km or 224 mi	Soyapango	$1182
361 km or 224 mi	San Salvador	$1204
361 km or 224 mi	Cartago	$1024
365 km or 227 mi	Mejicanos	$1175
365 km or 227 mi	Apopa	$1160
369 km or 229 mi	Santa Tecla	$1194
398 km or 247 mi	El Progreso	$903
400 km or 248 mi	Villanueva	$897
406 km or 252 mi	La Lima	$897
408 km or 253 mi	La Ceiba	$626
408 km or 254 mi	Santa Ana	$698
412 km or 256 mi	Sonsonate	$884
418 km or 260 mi	San Pedro Sula	$1047
427 km or 265 mi	Limon	$1225
430 km or 267 mi	Choloma	$719
435 km or 270 mi	Ahuachapan	$1449
453 km or 282 mi	Puerto Cortes	$788
489 km or 304 mi	Jalapa	$936
533 km or 331 mi	San Miguel Petapa	$941